Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 18252 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 25312 |
Dimensions (cm) | 3.6 x 4.4 x 3.0 |
Weight (g) | 72.52 |
Original Classification | L5 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 24;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/Ce | |
Fracturing | |
B/C | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The exterior is 80% covered in a dark brown fusion crust that is smooth and shiny with iridescent weathering spots and fractures. The exposed interior is light gray with areas of rusty dark brown and white inclusions up to 1 mm in size. The interior has a light gray matrix with fractures that are rusty dark brown and orange. There are white inclusions up to 2 mm and metal present. The matrix is black near the fusion crust. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published. |
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